Mothered on Mother’s Day
Climbing the Great Wall was supposed to be the highlight of our trip to China in 2007. Little did I know that it would also be about climbing to a higher understanding of motherhood.
I Felt Like A Hypocrite On Mother’s Day
Three or four years ago, I was in the middle of planning a marvelous Mother's Day for my mom. At the same time, I had a gnawing feeling that something was wrong. This exercise in doing all that was expected of me as a daughter wasn't making the relationship any richer, and sure wasn't melting away the feeling that I was disappointed in my mother.
My Mother, My Friend?
For a long time, I thought I hated my mother. I really wanted to love her and to feel she loved me. But I didn't think that would ever be possible. So I made up my mind to improve our relationship, and it dawned on me that maybe my mother wasn't the only one who needed to change. Maybe I needed to be different.
Easter Certainty
Christ Jesus rose from the tomb. This is no empty story,
remote and far away.
In an actual year on a certain day
Jesus rose from the tomb and spoke in a garden with Mary.
From depression to joy in living
I had slumped into a deep depression, overwhelmed by circumstances that I felt powerless to do anything about. Trying to live my life without God in it, I discovered, was the root cause of most of my problems.
Quieting destructive winds and catastrophic wildfires
In seeking to heal and remedy the suffering of so many owing to wildfires, I’ve sought to understand the laws of God I've learned about through my study of Christian Science and how they are available to quench inflammation and prevent catastrophic wildfires.
‘The flame shall not hurt thee’
Our home was caught in the center of a massive fire traveling at 100 miles per hour and licking up the homes around us in 15-second intervals. There was nothing I could do but pray to God for safety and protection.
Saved from forest fire
This testimony is given with the hope that some one who reads it may thereby gain courage to stand firm in God's strength in time of need, for there is no power apart from God.
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